The Herald argued for Democratic positions, like a turn away from the gold standard to bimetallism and opposition to tariffs, in weekly columns. The Herald was an eight-page, six-column weekly that focused its coverage on local news, but also covered national and international stories by wire. Kiley, who served as editor and publisher. The Review did not begin with an official political bias, but announced in its August 19, 1893, issue that it would represent the interests of the Democratic party to balance out the Republican view of the Grand Rapids Magnet, the other major newspaper in town at the time.Ī rival Democratic newspaper, the Grand Rapids Herald, was founded in September 1894 by E.C. The paper also covered the fallout from the market crash of 1893. One of the more notable local events captured by the Review was the “first lynching to be recorded against the record of the Mesaba iron range,” of John Domeau, accused of sexual assault May 13, 1893. As noted by its motto, “Devoted to the Interests of Itasca County,” the newspaper focused its coverage on local Grand Rapids and Itasca County news, mostly lumber and mining related, but also featured condensed stories from around the country and world. Graffam, this weekly Saturday paper typically ran four pages with eight columns. The Iron and Lumber Review was first published in Grand Rapids by Graffam & Orr sometime in 1892. Grand Rapids incorporated in 1891, its population having grown to almost 800 people, and it soon became the seat of Itasca County, which it remains today. Mining was another attraction for the area, thanks to its proximity to the western edge of the Mesabi Range, rich with mineral deposits. The town lay at the uppermost limit of practical steamboat travel on the Mississippi River, with an easy route to float timber from the surrounding pine forests down to the big city markets. Grand Rapids, Minnesota - located in the central-northern portion of the state - was founded as a lumber settlement around 1872, with a population of roughly 100 people. Issues from this title can only be accessed from the Gale Family Library at the Minnesota History Center. Herald-review (Grand Rapids, Minn.) 2011-current Browse the title Grand Rapids herald-review (Grand Rapids, Minn.) 1896-2011 Grand Rapids herald (Grand Rapids, Minn.) 1894-1896 Browse the title Iron and lumber review (Grand Rapids, Minn.) 1892-1896 Browse the title